Town of Cochrane Strategic Plan – Final Report October 2014
Table 6.1: Alignment with SWOT
Leverages
Strength
Strategic Directions and Projects
Addresses
Weakness
Leverages
Opportunity
Mitigates
Threat
Direction 1: Strengthen the Business Community
Hire Economic Development Officer
6,7,9,12,13
1,2,3,4,5,6,9,10 2,3,4,5,7,9,10 1,6,8,13
Encourage firms to adopt Internet
4,5,7,11
1,6,8,10
3,5,6,7,10
Build capacity at Board of Trade
4,5,7,8,9,11
1,3,4,7,8,10
1,2,3,4,6,9,10 3,5,6,8,13
Align the strategic directions of CTS, NOW
4,5,7,11
1,2,3,4,6, 8,10
2,3,7,9,10
1,6,8,9,13,14
Explore targeted manufacturing
5,7,8
8
1
3,12,13
Increase the productivity of local acreage
1, 8, 12,13
2,6,8
2,10
2,5,6,8,13,14
Improve municipal awareness
2,3,6,12
2,4,5,6,8,9,10
2,3
1,2,4,8,13,14
Promote local consumption
1,9,2
8,1
2,10
1,8
Promote available land
9
8,1
2,10
6
Strengthen NeCN collaboration
9
2
2,10
1,6,5,13
Explore feasibility of greenhouse
9
8,2
2,6,10
8,13
Improve Highway 11 Assets
1,7,10,11
2,4,5,7,8
3,7,10
5,6,13,14,15
Leverage the Airport
2,7,10,11,14
1,2,6,7,8
1,5,6,9,10
5,6,8,13,14
Advocate for rail usage
8,12
2,6,8,9,
2,10
9,14
1,3,5,6,13,14
Direction 2: Grow the Agricultural Sector
Direction 3: Leverage Transportation Assets
Direction 4: Promote Cochrane as a Great Place to Live
Build on prior attraction campaign
1,2,3,4,5,9,10
5,6,7,9
2,9,4,5,7,10
3,4,6
Pursue Age-Friendly community status
1,2,3,6,9,10
4,6,9
6,10
3,7,12,13
Improve Municipal website
1,2,3,4,6,11
5,6,10
2,3, 10
3,6,8
Continue to leverage the Cochrane brand
1,2,7,10
1,3,4,8,10
2,3,7,9,10
1,6,8,9,13,14
Maintain and enhance tourism assets
2,3,7,10
4,8
3,7,10
5,9,14
Direction 5: Maintain Tourism Infrastructure
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